Iran

Flash floods caused by heavy rainfall in southern Iran killed 2 people and injured 7 others, officials said. Search and rescue teams are helping the locals in Fars, Kerman, Hormozgan, Sistan and Balochistan provinces. A 50-year-old woman…

A leakage occurred on the seabed at the gas transmission pipeline of platform 16 of South Pars gas field in Iran on Friday. While a fire broke out at gas platform due to leakage, all production was shut down at Platform 16. According to…

Iranian festival Shabe-e Yalda was celebrated on the ‘longest and darkest night’ of the year. With the beginning of the winter season, Iranians gathered together at the historical Razzaz Hotel in capital Tehran to eat, drink and read poetry…

A metro running on the Tehran-Karaj line in Iran derailed and crashed into a high-speed train, 22 people were injured, and the treatment of 11 people continues in the hospital, officials said. Iran Aid Agency Spokesperson Mujteba Khalidi…

Haj Ali Darvish tea hosue is considered the world’s smallest tea house that serves hundreds in Iran’s capital Tehran. The tea house is on the national cultural heritage list of Iran, and has a history of 103 years. Haj Kazem Darvish has…

A massive fire broke out in a business center in Kerman, Iran. The fire was extinguished by firefighters shortly after the incident erupted, and no casualties were reported, a local official stated. The cause of the fire is still under…

The air pollution in Iran’s capital reached 124/cubic meter, Iran Quality Control Company stated. Authorities urged the residents to go outside only if necessary as particles smaller than 2.5 microns in the air damage the lungs, especially…

Nuclear talks resume in Vienna with the participation of Russia, China, England, France and Germany which are parties to the nuclear agreement with Iran. “Iran represented by a new delegation led by deputy foreign minister Ali Bagheri-Kani.…

An Iranian helicopter approached 25 yards (75 feet) of Essex’s port side, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said. He stated that the helicopter's actions were unprofessional and dangerous, and that there was no impact on the Essex's…

Iran launched a military drill in the Persian Gulf after it announced on November 29 that it would rejoin the negotiations to return to the nuclear deal in Vienna, the Austrian capital. Air, naval and land forces participated in the…